Best wheelset under $300

Triathlon Forum
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What do you think?

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I’m guessing you can get some Mavic Open Pro’s with Ultegra hubs for less than $300.

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Yep, Performance Bike and they’re about $250 plus shipping would get you under $300. I have all sorts of wheelsets, but it’s hard to beat the comfort, durability and cost of the Open Pro/Ultegra combination.

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I have a set of Neuvation m28, they are solid and true.

http://www.neuvationcycling.com/index.html

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I second the recommendation for the Neuvation M28 Aero. I weigh around 200 pounds and have had mine for a couple thousand miles now with no problems at all.

In my opinion, they also look a lot better than the stock Bontrager Selects that came on my bike.

The normal price is 300, but there is currently a sale for 250.

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I third the neuvations vote. They currently have a sale on their R 28 SL2 wheelsets for $299.

http://neuvationcycling.com/wheels/r28sl2.html

(Only negative I have is the hubs are pretty loud when coasting).

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http://www.excelsports.com/image/Mavic%20Cosmos%20Wheel%20Rear%20Silver.jpg

Front Wheel…

 <u>Mavic Cosmos Wheel Front Silver</u>

700 clincher: front 820 g, rear 1000 g (M10)RIMSMaterial: 6106 aluminum alloyJoint: … $109.88

http://www.excelsports.com/new.asp?page=8&description=Cosmos+Wheel+Front+Silver&vendorCode=MAVIC&major=1&minor=24

Real Wheel…

<u>Mavic Cosmos Wheel Rear Silver</u>

700 clincher: front 820 g, rear 1000 g (M10)RIMSMaterial: 6106 aluminum alloyJoint: … $128.88

http://www.excelsports.com/new.asp?page=8&description=Cosmos+Wheel+Rear+Silver&vendorCode=MAVIC&major=1&minor=24

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Open pro or DT rims/Ultegra hubs, DT 14/15g spokes
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Where would you buy these or have them built?

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“I third the neuvations vote”

I’ll fourth it. Researched the market very carefully when building up my road bike and concluded that Neuvations offer the most bang for the buck. I have the M28’s and the hub is very quiet. They’re also near bombproof.

You’ll get more opinions, mostly positive, on roadbikereview.com

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Locally.

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I’d go with the mavic opens. I have a pair on my 1980 Schwin traveler fixie I use for commuting, and I absolutely love them. They hold up great and ride really smooth.

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Because they’re cheap and roll well.

My open pros I built in 99 are radially laced revolution spokes and are the STRONGEST wheels I own. I STILL own those bad boys and they haven’t been trued in YEARS. Great stuff… as long as you have a good fork.

My boy there played around with different spoke lacing. He used a 36 hole rim and radially with 26 revolution spokes. I rode them for about 500 miles with no problems at all and they stayed true. (6’1" 175lbs)

When building a wheel, the process of the build and the tension put on the spokes durring all stages of the build are far more important than the lacing, spoke or rim.